Associate Principal Scientist, Separations Science

Location: Northern

** Job Description
** We are seeking an Associate Principal Scientist to join our Separations Sciences team, within the Analytical Enabling Capabilities Organization, located in West Point, Pennsylvania.

Our Research Scientists are our Inventors. We identify and target steps in disease mechanisms or pathways that could be inhibited or enhanced. Our goal is to use innovative thinking, state-of-the-art facilities, and robust scientific methodology, we collaborate to discover the next medical breakthrough.

As an Associate Principal Scientist in the Separations Sciences team, you will work within a highly collaborative team to enable the advancement of the development pipeline. You will be primarily responsible for developing analytical methods in support of advancing primarily the vaccines' pipeline with opportunities to influence the analytical assays for biologics and synthetic modalities. You will work in partnership with scientists in analytical/process project teams to deploy innovative separation, analysis, and characterization strategies to accelerate the development of new medicines and vaccines.

As a member of our team, you will be joining a group of scientific problem solvers, who are dedicated to creating the life-changing products of tomorrow.
** Education

Minimum Requirements:

*** Ph.D. in Chemistry or related field with formal training and hands-on experience in bio-analytical separations techniques including forms of liquid chromatography (SEC, RPLC, IEX, HIC, Affinity), field flow fractionation (FFF), capillary electrophoresis coupled with different detection platforms light scattering, UV, fluorescence, mass spectrometry and CAD.
** Required

Experience and Skills:

*** Chromatography experience for large molecules separations
* Ability to deliver complex objectives under aggressive timelines in a rapidly changing environment.
* Demonstrated scientific ability through publications and presentations in scientific conferences.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrated creativity, and strong interpersonal skills.
* Ability to learn new concepts in measurement sciences outside of core expertise and training and application to problem solving is required
* Ability to work in a team environment with cross-functional interactions is essential
* Evidence of strong cross-functional collaboration in an academic or industrial setting.
* Foundational knowledge of multidimensional separation techniques (2

DLC)
** Preferred

Experience and Skills:

*** Base knowledge of vaccines development, formulation and adjuvants
* Hands on experience in the use of In silico tools for chromatographic method development, optimization and robustness assessments
* Vaccines' CMC experience including phase appropriate method development, scientific sound assessments.
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* Required Skills:

** Adaptability, Adaptability, Analytical Chemistry, Analytical Method Development, Assay Development, Biological Assay Development, Cell-Based Assays, Cell Separation, Chromatographic Techniques, Chromatography, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Drug Development, External Collaboration, High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRMS), Liquid Chromatography (LC), Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS), Mass Spectrometry Analysis, Optimism, Phase Reversal, Process Analytical Technology (PAT), Process Development (PD), Protein Analysis, Scientific Analysis, Scientific Literacy, Scientific Presentations {+ 9 more}
** Preferred

Skills:

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